{"id":121957,"date":"2020-04-24T21:38:15","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T19:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/?p=121957"},"modified":"2020-04-25T12:41:17","modified_gmt":"2020-04-25T10:41:17","slug":"abra-sculpts-unisex-heels-for-the-new-generation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/en\/abra-sculpts-unisex-heels-for-the-new-generation\/","title":{"rendered":"ABRA sculpts unisex heels for the new generation"},"content":{"rendered":"

The designer Abraham Ortu\u00f1o wanted to ignite social constructions such as the concept of masculinity and femininity through his homonymous brand ABRA: a gender-fluid factory of unisex accessories, which rather than talking about the present, make it about the future. We sweep through Abraham’s background and his Parisian archive bathed in art, design, geometry and eccentric colours.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"ABRA<\/p>\n

From all the positive stimulus that Abraham obtained from the women he grew up with, he built from ideas and experience his own craftmanship label<\/strong>, as well as outlining a dreamlike background that would feed that brand in the future. In that infinite line of work, we find projects for Givenchy<\/strong>, Kenzo<\/strong><\/a>, Paco Rabanne<\/strong>, JW Anderson<\/strong><\/a>, Coperni<\/strong>, as well as accessories<\/strong> or sculptural heels<\/strong> for Jacquemus<\/strong><\/a>. But let’s go back to where it all started.<\/p>\n

\"Abraham<\/p>\n

The Spanish creative director began his fashion journey at the age of 17, carrying in his suitcase to Barcelona<\/strong> all the influences gathered in his hometown of San Felipe de Neri<\/strong> (Alicante), in the characteristic footwear production of the place, and the ties of his family in the craft industries of Spain.<\/p>\n

Already settled down in Barcelona, @dearabra<\/strong><\/a> started designing accessories for French luxury houses like Margiela<\/strong>, and decided to enroll in the Institut Fran\u00e7ais de la Mode<\/strong>. From Paris<\/strong>, the designer was hired by Simon Porte Jacquemus<\/strong> to design his first accessories, among which were -no less than- the famous geometric heels ‘Les Rond Carr\u00e9’<\/strong> and the Oxford ‘Les Chaussures Clown’<\/strong>, which would help raise Jacquemus’ footwear work<\/strong> forever.<\/p>\n

\"'Les<\/p>\n

During the post-Jacquemus period<\/strong>, A. Ortu\u00f1o worked for Givenchy<\/strong>, developing footwear for men, before being hired by KENZO<\/strong>. Later, he would become part of the teamwork of Julien Dossena<\/strong>‘s Paco Rabanne<\/strong>, as well as freelance shoe designer<\/strong> for SANDRO<\/strong>, Coperni<\/strong> and JW Anderson<\/strong> in that last transcendental phase before giving birth to his own brand.<\/p>\n

ABRA IS BORN, AND THE NEO-BARBIE’S LOOK<\/strong><\/h5>\n

2019 was the year he wanted to go one step further and build his own creative universe based in Paris<\/strong>, called ABRA<\/strong> (@abra_now<\/a>). To reinvigorate the launch, Abraham presented the spring-summer 2020 collection<\/strong>: a capsule in which he played with different accessories like bags designed in baguette or cylindrical shapes<\/strong>, as well as heels-sandals bathed in a palette of eccentric tones<\/strong>.<\/p>\n